Chapter 1507 - 1508: Utter Humiliation
Chapter 1507: Chapter 1508: Utter Humiliation
Seeing this, Elder Long also frowned. What exactly was written in this marriage alliance letter that made Zi Ning so furious?
Before Zi Ning could finish speaking, she was already pale with anger and trembling all over. Never had anything enraged her so much.
"Now that your Divine Beast Family is weak, our Heavenly Clan originally planned to annex your Divine Beast Family. However, since the external danger has just been eliminated, our Heavenly Clan doesn’t want to act against you. Even if Zi Xuantong from your Divine Beast Family were still alive, we wouldn’t take him seriously."
Elder Heavenly Demon tapped his finger on the table, speaking leisurely: "With the resurrection of the Devil Holy Mother, given her ambition, she is bound to seek to conquer the entire continent. For your Divine Beast Family to protect itself, it’s simply impossible. Only by forming a marriage alliance with our Heavenly Clan can you protect yourselves."
"Clan Leader, what’s going on? What exactly is written in that letter?"
Elder Long couldn’t help but ask.
"Tian Xinghun wants to propose to me!"
Zi Ning clenched her hands tightly, her tone extremely cold, which immediately enraged Elder Long, as the person proposed to wasn’t anyone else but the Clan Leader of the Divine Beast Family, Zi Ning herself.
Moreover, Zi Ning already had a husband.
However, considering Zi Ning’s beauty, strength, and status within the Divine Beast Family, Tian Xinghun’s proposal to Zi Ning seemed somewhat understandable.
Tian Xinghun is the ancestor of the Heavenly Clan and also the son of the Devil Holy Mother. His natural talents are extremely strong, and his cultivation has now reached the level of Divine Venerate Eight Souls.
More importantly, Tian Xinghun has never married. Until now, apart from cultivating, he had been busy with the grand task of resurrecting his mother. Now that his mother is finally revived, the Devil Holy Mother would also want to see her son marry and have children.
However, no one knows why Tian Xinghun set his eyes on Zi Ning.
"What?"
Elder Long roared in anger, without even considering if the other party was a Heavenly Clan elder, he struck with his palm.
"Elder Long, no!"
Zi Ning moved her body, appearing directly in front of Elder Long, saying: "The other party is an elder sent by the Heavenly Clan. If you kill him, I fear the Heavenly Clan will not let it go easily."
"The Heavenly Clan is simply too bullying. You are a married woman, and Tian Xinghun’s actions are probably just to humiliate you. You are the Clan Leader of the Divine Beast Family, and humiliating you is humiliating the Divine Beast Family. The Divine Beast Family would rather die than submit."
Elder Long was extremely furious. If the proposal were for Zi Xuan or any other talent in the family, the Divine Beast Family might be compelled to agree, given their current weakest status, even weaker than the Five Element League, and this was understandable.
But Tian Xinghun actually proposed to Zi Ning, a woman with a husband. This is definitely an enormous humiliation.
Elder Heavenly Demon, seeing this, smiled and continued: "Tian Xinghun is the ancestor of the Heavenly Clan and the son of the Devil Holy Mother. His strength and status are the first on the Lingwu Continent, and he hasn’t married yet. It must be for a reason that the ancestor favors Clan Master Zi Ning. Although Clan Master Zi Ning is a married woman, I have long heard that her husband is dead. Now the ancestor doesn’t mind this matter, why should Zi Ning be concerned? Could it be that Clan Master Zi Ning thinks the ancestor Tian Xinghun is unworthy of you?"
Elder Heavenly Demon’s words seemed to be carefully considered, leaving almost no flaws. To put it bluntly, you are just a widow, and Tian Xinghun, even as the son of the ancient mighty Devil Holy Mother, strong and unmarried, marrying you is a favor.
But these words clearly angered Elder Long again, who said: "Heavenly Demon, don’t think that because the Devil Holy Mother has been resurrected, your Heavenly Clan can be so arrogant. If you strike against my Divine Beast Family, the other super first-rate powers will surely unite to deal with you."
If the Heavenly Clan were to attack the Divine Beast Family, their next target would definitely be other powers, and they would surely band together to fight the Heavenly Clan.
Elder Heavenly Demon sneered, saying: "Unite? You probably don’t know how strong the Holy Mother truly is. In front of the Holy Mother, you are just ants. Even Ao Cangwu of the Dead Soul Royal Family is not a match for the Holy Mother. Unite? It’s simply laughable. What can a group of ants really achieve by uniting?"
No matter how many ants, how united they are, they cannot shake an elephant!
At this moment, Elder Long was at a loss for words, too angry to speak. He knew better than anyone how strong the Devil Holy Mother was. Back in those days, the Devil Holy Mother, Dragon Martial Supreme, and Patriarch Six Dao joined forces to kill the Ancient Shenrui in the Demon Luo Territory. He was also present, though at that time he was just a martial artist in the Wheel of Reincarnation Realm, but could still feel the power of those three ancient strong ones.
Seeing Elder Long stunned by his words, Elder Heavenly Demon turned to Zi Ning with a smile and said: "Clan Master Zi Ning, have you considered it? The ancestor has said that if you agree, our Heavenly Clan will deliver a large number of betrothal gifts to the Divine Beast Family in three days. These gifts will be more than enough for your Divine Beast Family to squander."
By now, Zi Ning had somewhat suppressed the anger inside her, though her face was still a bit pale. In her mind, two faces couldn’t help but appear, one of which was Ye Qing, and the other was Ye Mo.
Only now did she realize that no matter how skillful a woman is, she is still a woman. Her husband is in the immortal world and cannot attend to her, and Ye Mo’s life or death is unknown. Now lonely and helpless, she indeed felt powerless.
"Why does Tian Xinghun, as the ancestor of the Heavenly Clan, come to bully me? Besides, my husband hasn’t died. If he forcibly marries me, isn’t he afraid of being laughed at?"
Zi Ning took a deep breath and then said.
Elder Motian, however, laughed and said: "Who doesn’t know that your worthless husband is dead? Besides, you are the Clan Leader of the Divine Beast Family. Your union with the ancestor Tian Xinghun could be considered a good story and perhaps even passed down to future generations."
Hearing this, Zi Ning’s inner anger was like a volcano erupting, liable to explode at any moment. But upon thinking of the hundreds of thousands of disciples in the Divine Beast Family, she managed to suppress her inner rage.
"Since Tian Xinghun thinks highly of me, then if I refuse, it wouldn’t make sense. But when it comes to the betrothal gifts, I will decide. After all, I am a clan leader. If the gifts are too few, not to mention my own status would drop, wouldn’t Tian Xinghun’s status also be diminished?"
Zi Ning took a slow breath.
"Clan Leader? You want to agree to this marriage?"
Elder Long said in shock. However, upon reflection, he understood. Now Zi Ning was no longer the willful girl she once was but a clan leader who must consider the broader picture.
"As long as they can provide betrothal gifts that satisfy us, this marriage naturally has to take place. Forming a marriage alliance with the Heavenly Clan is not a fortune any power can have."
Zi Ning said calmly.
"Haha, it’s good that Clan Master Zi Ning agrees. As for the betrothal gifts, feel free to state your terms."
Elder Heavenly Demon also breathed a sigh of relief. He had considered many possibilities when representing the Heavenly Clan to propose to Zi Ning. Now that Zi Ning agreed, he could consider his task accomplished.
"Then very well, I will need one hundred thousand Divine Venerate Pills and one hundred thousand Ascending Soul Pills!"
As soon as Zi Ning spoke, Elder Heavenly Demon’s face changed dramatically to despondence, as these demands were simply outrageous!